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Parliament While many have suspected that more than a few queer folk have graced the corridors of elected representatives in the NSW parliament, in 1990 Paul O’Grady became the first to do so openly. O’Grady went on to champion parliament coming to the gay and lesbian community, inviting all members bar two Christian Democrats to join him in marching in the 1992 Mardi Gras. The multi-party delegation included Lis Kirkby, Clover Moore, Ernie Page, Jan Burnswood, Meredith Burgmann and Jeff Shaw, who would later back up his support with some key reforms as attorney-general. While a small group of MPs continued to march under party banners, the relationship between community and parliament became one-sided when O’Grady resigned in 1995 because of health concerns.
It's a Star-Studded Extravaganza as TV Land Honors Lucille Ball ...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 14 PRNewswire — It was an unforgettable evening as celebrities from television, music and film bestowed special tribute awards tonight to some of television's most iconic series and stars at the fifth annual TV Land Awards. The honorees included Lucille Ball (Legacy of Laughter Award), The Brady Bunch (Pop Culture Award), Roots (Anniversary Award), Hee Haw (Entertainer Award), Taxi (Medallion Award) and Heroes (Future Classic Award). The TV Land Awards was taped at The Barker Hangar on Saturday, April 14 and will premiere on TV Land on Sunday, April 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The show will also be seen on Nick at Nite at 11 p.m. ET/PT. .
Heroes of a different sort
Parody Press Comics has announced the upcoming release of Hewoes #1, a comic book satire of NBC's popular superhero drama, Heroes. The title is written and illustrated by longtime comics veteran Bill Maus and will ship with two different covers, a "Good Hewoes" cover and a "Bad Hewoes" cover. "When cheerleader Klair Bendit discovers her weird flexibility powers playing Twister and her dad's secret project involving strangers from around the world, the fun begins," said Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Don Chin. "Bill Maus has a keen eye at poking fun at pop culture, and his art style on this book is much in the vein of the classic Mad Magazine satires, complete with grey tones and square word balloons." "Hewoes introduces readers to the enigmatic Pastrami brothers, Internet Weathergirl Sniki Sanders, constipated Japanese office worker Hewoe, and Mohinder Night Shalaman, who is trying to make sense of the whole thing while a berserk hairdresser named Styler is on the rampage!" said Maus, from his studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Bruce at home with Slovenian housemates
Basketball hunk Bruce Angelo Quebral of "Pinoy Big Brother" has learned to adjust and feel at home with his Slovenian housemates despite the distance and separation from the PBB house and his rumored "special someone," housemate and former beauty queen Wendy Valdez. Bruce, of Cainta, Rizal, is nicely fitting in with the rest of the "Slovenian Big Brother" housemates as shown in their activities in the hit reality television show's Slovenian edition. The former varsity cager managed to mingle with the Slovenians even if some of the housemates struggled to talk to him in English and despite a brewing tension among the rest of the residents. He even displayed the Filipino trait of compassion as he tried to uplift the morale of a female Slovenian housemate nominated for eviction by the rest of the group.
Review: Symphony blends pop, classical styles well (1:02 pm)
Thursday night at Atherton Auditorium, the Stockton Symphony presented the final Classics concert of their 80th anniversary season in celebratory style, with what Christopher Brubeck called a glorious collision of two cultures. Both works on the program the premiere of Brubecks Music Is the Power, and Beethovens Ninth Symphony blend elements of popular culture with established orchestral tradition. Under the baton of Peter Jaffe, the program opened with Brubecks piece, a song suite for chorus, orchestra, jazz combo and vocal soloist. Given its eclectic mix of performing forces and lyrics penned by area high school students, this work had the potential to be either a provocative blend of styles, or an unfortunate mash-up of sound and sentiment. The audience waited expectantly.
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